Source: : Website: In Chambers…a commonplace book of interesting legal things,http://www.inchambers.us
“Arizona, like a number of states, punishes certain crimes when they are done with hate. For instance, if A, who hates homosexuals, attacks B because B is a homosexual, A may be charged with assault and punished more harshly than he would be if B were not gay.”
“Okay, now what if A attacks B and B is gay, but A did not attack for that reason? Is that attack also a hate crime?”
David Badertscher
Usually four times a year I make a presentation to Psychiatric Fellows associated with our forensic psychiatric clinic. In these presentations I discuss updated reference sources including databases, and review with them various searching and other techniques useful in their research. When preparing for an upcoming session I noticed two items, one a small OP-ED article in the New York Times, and the other a review of a book published by Oxford University Press.
One book that is consulted repeatedly is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM, a respected reference source, currently in its fourth edition, prepared by the American Psychiatric Association. While this source is often relied upon without question, there is a concern among some that future editions may need to focus in a more precise way on issues such as symptoms and the linkage between diagnosis and treatment.
The following is a brief description of an article by Aaron Tiberski that is scheduled for publication as an opinion column in the September 3, 2007 National Law Journal.
“The legal academy has played a vital role in its interaction with both the bench and bar by providing lucid analysis of case law, and setting forth a theoretical framework for new and yet uncharted causes of action. For those of us in academia, it is our responsibility to continue to contribute to the discourse with the legal profession.”
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